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speaks volumes

speaks volumes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of speak volumes.

Meaning of speak volumes

Verb

speak volumes (third-person singular simple present speaks volumes, present participle speaking volumes, simple past spoke volumes, past participle spoken volumes)

  1. To talk a great deal.
    • I can speak volumes about this school.
    Synonyms:
    tell volumes
  2. To convey significant information beyond what is explicit, especially unintentionally.
    • In our day-to-day experiences, it is often such nonverbal emotional information carried by the human voice that “speaks volumes.”
  3. (situation, or object) To convey significant information.
    • The way you listen speaks volumes.
    Synonyms:
    tell volumes

Questions about speaks volumes

What is speaks volumes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Speaks volumes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of speak volumes.

Words near speaks volumes in the dictionary

  1. speaks someone's language
  2. speaks to
  3. speaks too soon
  4. speaks truth to power
  5. speaks up
  6. speaks volumes
  7. speaks well of
  8. speaks with a forked tongue
  9. speakworthy
  10. speal
  11. speal-bone

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